Deadliest prison fires in history

SOME of deadliest prison fires around the world:

April 21 1930 - 322 killed at Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, after fire starts on a scaffolding. Most died of smoke inhalation when breakdown in command kept guards from unlocking cell doors. Worst prison fire in US history.

February 15 2012 - 272 confirmed dead, with the possibility of 300 or more killed, in fire at Comayagua prison in Honduras.

March 7 2005 - 136 male inmates killed in Higuey, Dominican Republic, after a prison fight in which inmates set beds on fire.